Spring <prop> tag

Question

I have

   <bean id="dao" class="......"> 
      <property name="foo">
         <props>
           <prop key="me">Homer</prop>
         <props>
       <property>
   </bean>

I want to use my current properties file, name-value pair, to change "Homer" I cannot figure it out...

Answer 1

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Answer 2

original post is there?

Answer 3

Use the PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer bean. Example here:

http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/beans.html#beans-factory-placeholderconfigurer

Answer 4

using that is not the same for my situation. note that my situation has a "" tag with a "key" and no "value". the link you gave me is the usual value="${.....}" stuff, that is not similar to my problem